Digital Extremes reveals the future of Warframe and Soulframe alongside millions of players at annual TennoCon celebration. Business Wire Warframe: Tau and Soulframe's Warsongs Fable make debut in first-look gameplay demos during Digital Extremes' TennoLive presentation; legendary actors Matthew Mercer and Ben Starr join Warframe and Soulframe cast, respectively LONDON, Ontario, July 11, 2026-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Digital Extremes celebrated 11 years of TennoCon with its record-breaking community celebration today attended by thousands of guests and streamed live to millions of fans around the world. Join more than 85 million other players and embark on the road ahead for Warframe, starting with the full gameplay reveal for Warframe: Tau, the next Narrative Chapter that takes players to an all-new Star Chart, the Tau System, launching for free on all platforms this year. Soulframe also debuted a new gameplay demo as part of the TennoLive finale, revealing a new corrupted player progression path, a fishing mini-game, and the long-anticipated mount system. Additional Warframe reveals from TennoCon's TennoLive presentation for Warframe included a first look at a new noir detective Warframe, Brysko, who features an internal monologue voiced by Matthew Mercer (The Legend of Vox Machina, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth); Warframe 's first-ever card mini-game, Portau, based on the mechanics of poker; and a fall update titled Iceblade of Narin. Additionally, Digital Extremes unveiled Citrine Prime Access, a new take on Warframe's free battle pass, Nightwave, titled Shockwave, hosted by Protoframe Amir (Volt), and the Mesa Heirloom Collection as well as an official collaboration with Fortnite in partnership with Epic Games. "When we launched Warframe nearly 14 years ago, we never dreamed of what it truly could become," said Rebecca Ford, Creative Director of Warframe. "With community at our side, our little passion project blossomed into something more, something meaningful beyond business metrics, beyond player count, beyond data and numbers. Now, we look beyond the stars at this next chapter, and we reach into our hearts with the deepest bow we could ever give to say 'thank you' to our community who have trusted us, respected us, and who have helped us shape this big little game into something more than we could have ever imagined. Warframe is for you, Tau is for you, and we are so excited to experience this journey with you together." Notable details revealed during Digital Extremes' annual community celebration include:

Soulframe devs confirm 'the beaver will be okay' after high-stakes TennoCon gameplay. There's no need to worry, everyone. That beaver that got struck by an arrow during Soulframe's TennoCon 2026 demo will be okay. At TennoCon Live this year, Digital Extremes showed off the upcoming Warsongs Fable for Soulframe. This playable story segment gave Polygon Company a better look at Ben Starr's new character, Bayor, and the corrupted Vadagar Pact. The part that stuck with Polygon Company at Polygon the most, though, was the brief bit when you get to play as a beaver. Early in Warsongs, some soldiers are supposed to guard a basket containing a baby. To save the child, a beaver drags it away and swims downriver with it. For a minute or so, during which the Warsongs title drops, players briefly get to control the swimming beaver. It's not only a really novel moment with a cute animal, but it also turns what could've just been a quick shot in a cutscene into a more memorable moment. Polygon asked how this quirky beaver gameplay came to be, and they explained that its inclusion was an obvious extension of the game's animal-friendly themes and just the start of Soulframe having more playable animals. "The game has such a large selection of animals and art that we can use and add to the gameplay. I think the beaver's a natural evolution of those sort of things and the themes in the game," lead designer Scott McGregor tells Polygon. "Being able to play from the different characters' perspectives is going to be super fun. The beaver's definitely not going to be the end of it as well. I think we'll have much more animal perspective as the game develops further along." There is a prototype with a rat running around Soulframe's world, according to the developers, although that doesn't appear to be directly related to any upcoming in-game content. Instead, Polygon Company can all just get hyped up to go beaver mode when Warsongs launches this fall or ride a mount once those come to the game around the same time. Senior community manager Sarah Asselin also told Polygon in an interview that "being able to play as the beaver and add that into the fable rather than just cutscene after cutscene was an important decision and hopefully a more immersive one, especially because that's when the actual fable name is unveiled on screen for the first time." If going for more immersive narrative-driven gameplay moments results in more beaver gameplay, then by all means keep doing that, Digital Extremes. More importantly, Asselin tells Polygon Company that the beaver, which is shot with an arrow as it flees with the baby, is safe and presumably the same beaver later shown with a blue handprint on its side in Warsongs. "I know I was very upset when I first saw it because I was very worried for Mr. Beaver, but the beaver will be okay." Soulframe is currently holding Preludes pre-alpha playtests on PC, and Digital Extremes is giving access to those who sign up during TennoCon. Additional reporting by Simone de Rochefort

TennoCon 2026: Soulframe goes to the edge with its most ambitious updates yet. Day two of TennoCon 2026 kicked off with a bang as Digital Extremes announced a suite of world-shaking updates coming to Soulframe over the coming months. Contrasting the game's normal tone of compassion and rehabilitating a corrupted world, Soulframe is adding a drastic new Pact that channels the power of that corruption instead. The Vadagar pact will launch alongside the Warsongs Fable in fall 2026 with not only an intriguing new skillset, but a distinct set of Virtues that defy the normal paradigm of the world. Digital Extremes CEO Steve Sinclair described Soulframe's new Pact as "the edgelord aspect" or "anti-envoy," and alluded to his love for the BioWare classic Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. This dark power is connected to a new Soulframe character, Tempest Bayor, as voiced by Ben Starr (who previously appeared in Warframe as Arthur Nightingale). During a gameplay demo shown live at TennoCon's main event, TennoLive, Bayor is shown to have a close relation to the player character and the game's mysterious backstory. "Digital Extremes CEO Steve Sinclair described Soulframe's new Pact as 'the edgelord aspect' or 'anti-envoy.'" Envoys will also be able to partake in fishing at certain locations. Soulframe's take on the popular mini-game is catch-and-release, true to the game's usual animal-friendly tone, and was jokingly referred to as "vegan fishing." Soulframe Preludes players will soon be able to unlock mounts, starting with a wolf pup currently obtainable from the Orengall quest, "The She-Wolf Snared." In a future update, the pup will be raisable into a full-sized and fearsome ride. The feature was demoed live on-stage, with four players joining in co-op and running across Alca as a pack. And speaking of four-legged friends, a new boss was added to Soulframe Preludes during the devstream: the dreadful Mendicant Reinbreaker, a corrupted horse and rider. Similar equine monstrosities factor into the Vadagast pact, and the live demo revealed the player may be able to ride one as well. Fans also got their best look yet at the mysterious Empress Eldveil, portrayed by Jennifer English (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33). English joined the developers on stage at TennoCon, describing how she knew she had to play the character as soon as she first read the script. For the remainder of the weekend, anyone who signs up at the game's official website can immediately receive access to Soulframe Preludes, the PC-only alpha program. After midnight EST on Sunday, July 12th, access will revert to invite-only, or through codes obtained through the game's Founders program. File Under: Games Discussed: Chris, a writer and podcaster from Ontario, fell in love with RPGs through Final Fantasy on the NES. He joined CGMagazine in 2020, founded the Quarter Portion Podcast, and streams D&D on Twitch @guildtwotaps. This post may contain affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something, CGMagazine may earn a commission. However, please know this does not impact its reviews or opinions in any way. See its ethics statement and review policy.